The effectiveness of EU rules for artificial intelligence (AI) heavily depends on developments in the AI superpowers USA and China, and in global standard-setting forums. Mügge’s project investigates such regulatory interdependence and assesses how alternative approaches to EU ‘AI diplomacy’ can bolster the effectiveness of EU AI regulation.

By developing and analysing alternative future scenarios, it bolsters Europe’s attempts to protect its ‘digital sovereignty’. The grant will enable him to develop the innovative lines of his research and set up his own research group over the next five years.